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disk vs hard disc

hard disc vs disk

disk and hard disc both are nouns.

disk is a verb but hard disc is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disk Yes No Yes No
hard disc Yes No No No
As nouns, hard disc is a hyponym of disk; that is, hard disc is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disk:
  • disk: (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
  • hard disc: a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit
Other hyponyms of disk include diskette, floppy, floppy disk, fixed disk, hard disk.
disk (noun) hard disc (noun)
a flat circular plate a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit
sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
disk (verb) hard disc (verb)
draw a harrow over (land)
Difference between disk and hard disc

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